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Monday, December 1, 2008
When will it finally snow?
12/1/08 9:35pm
When will it finally snow? Who knows?
What is happening for certain, it is warm and windy. As of 9pm it is 36F with W-SW 70mph winds on Mt Rose. This is in response to the high pressure shifting East as a shortwave rolls into Oregon. Warm- yes, it was 62F in Truckee today.
For the next few days (into next week) expect above average temperatures and uneventful weather. The storm track will remain North of Tahoe, affecting the BC coast and PacNW.
24hr Forecast:
Sunny. Highs 40-50. SW winds 10-15 G30mph switching N. Ridge winds 50mph in the morning.
48hr Forecast:
Partly cloudy. Highs 40-50.
72+hr Forecast:
Sunny. Highs 45-55. E winds ~10mph.
High Temperatures next 24hrs:
Truckee-low 50's
Tahoe City-low 50's
Tahoe Sierra Crest @ 8000'-mid 40's
Winds next 24hrs: (direction/ mph)
Truckee- SW 10-15mph
Tahoe City- SW 10-15mph
Tahoe Sierra Crest @ 8000'- W-SW 50mph G80mph
Forecast snowfall next 24hrs:
Truckee- 0
Tahoe City- 0
Tahoe Sierra Crest @ 8000'- 0
High Temps last 24hrs:
Truckee- low 60's
Tahoe City- upper 50's
Tahoe Sierra Crest @ 8700'- 40's
Winds last 24hrs: (direction/ mph)
Truckee- W-SW 10mph+
Tahoe City- W-SW 10mph+
Tahoe Sierra Crest @ 8700'- W-SW 50mph G70mph
Snowfall last 24hrs:
Truckee- zero
Tahoe City- zip
Tahoe Sierra Crest @ 8000'- zilch
5-14 Day Outlook:
Talk around the circle of fortune tellers seems to center on a presumed retrogression of this ridiculous ridge by mid-month. Funny- this same discussion was happening around the end of October when looking at mid-Nov into Thanksgiving week. Eyes of those watching are now pointed at convective waves coming off Eastern Africa, how they progress through the Indian Ocean and what they do when reaching the Western Tropical Pacific. So, hang tight. I could post a few lines by various forecasters and climatologists, but in the end, it will happen when it happens. It's the Sierra. Everything can change in 1 or two storms. We can go from nothing to a 5-8ft base in a matter of days. It has happened before and can happen again. Sit back and crack open a cold one because it will still be some time until any precipitation lands on the Sierra Crest.
Current NWS Lake Tahoe Forecast click here
Lake Tahoe Recreational Forecast here
CURRENT CONDITIONS:
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When will it finally snow? Who knows?
What is happening for certain, it is warm and windy. As of 9pm it is 36F with W-SW 70mph winds on Mt Rose. This is in response to the high pressure shifting East as a shortwave rolls into Oregon. Warm- yes, it was 62F in Truckee today.
For the next few days (into next week) expect above average temperatures and uneventful weather. The storm track will remain North of Tahoe, affecting the BC coast and PacNW.
24hr Forecast:
Sunny. Highs 40-50. SW winds 10-15 G30mph switching N. Ridge winds 50mph in the morning.
48hr Forecast:
Partly cloudy. Highs 40-50.
72+hr Forecast:
Sunny. Highs 45-55. E winds ~10mph.
High Temperatures next 24hrs:
Truckee-low 50's
Tahoe City-low 50's
Tahoe Sierra Crest @ 8000'-mid 40's
Winds next 24hrs: (direction/ mph)
Truckee- SW 10-15mph
Tahoe City- SW 10-15mph
Tahoe Sierra Crest @ 8000'- W-SW 50mph G80mph
Forecast snowfall next 24hrs:
Truckee- 0
Tahoe City- 0
Tahoe Sierra Crest @ 8000'- 0
High Temps last 24hrs:
Truckee- low 60's
Tahoe City- upper 50's
Tahoe Sierra Crest @ 8700'- 40's
Winds last 24hrs: (direction/ mph)
Truckee- W-SW 10mph+
Tahoe City- W-SW 10mph+
Tahoe Sierra Crest @ 8700'- W-SW 50mph G70mph
Snowfall last 24hrs:
Truckee- zero
Tahoe City- zip
Tahoe Sierra Crest @ 8000'- zilch
5-14 Day Outlook:
Talk around the circle of fortune tellers seems to center on a presumed retrogression of this ridiculous ridge by mid-month. Funny- this same discussion was happening around the end of October when looking at mid-Nov into Thanksgiving week. Eyes of those watching are now pointed at convective waves coming off Eastern Africa, how they progress through the Indian Ocean and what they do when reaching the Western Tropical Pacific. So, hang tight. I could post a few lines by various forecasters and climatologists, but in the end, it will happen when it happens. It's the Sierra. Everything can change in 1 or two storms. We can go from nothing to a 5-8ft base in a matter of days. It has happened before and can happen again. Sit back and crack open a cold one because it will still be some time until any precipitation lands on the Sierra Crest.
Current NWS Lake Tahoe Forecast click here
Lake Tahoe Recreational Forecast here
CURRENT CONDITIONS:
Truckee
Tahoe City
Reno
Local Mountain Remote Data
Surface Observations
Wind Chill Chart
NASA/JPL-UCD buoys
FORECAST LINKS:
National Weather Service Reno
WSFO Reno Discussion
Lake Tahoe Backcountry Forecast
RADAR:
PAC NW Radar
PAC SW Radar
SATELLITE IMAGERY:
4km IR Loop
16km IR Loop
Central CA 1km Visible
GOES-W 12hr WV
GOES 24hr NA WV
Precipitable Water Loop
Past Week's Estimated Precip
SNOWPACK INFORMATION:
Sierra Avalanche Center
Eastern Sierra Avalanche Center
California Department of Water Resources
SNOTEL Data
NOAA NOHRSC Interactive Snow Information
NWS Snowpack Analyses
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// posted by PortersWeatherGuy @ 9:35 PM
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